#ACC137#ACC137
#ACC137 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.159 H 117.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACC137 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 193, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.9%, 0%, 71.5%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.31, -24.93, 63.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.31, 67.91, 111.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77% -0.0744 0.1406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77% 0.159 117.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7736, 47.1868, 10.7844) |
| Luminance | 0.4719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 1.86
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.58
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 2.90
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.23
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 3.33
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 3.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACC137 #4C37C1
analogous
#C19137 #ACC137 #67C137
triadic
#ACC137 #37ACC1 #C137AC
tetradic
#ACC137 #37C191 #4C37C1 #C13767
square
#ACC137 #37C191 #4C37C1 #C13767
split-complementary
#ACC137 #3767C1 #9137C1
monochromatic
#57621C #829129 #ACC137 #C1D263 #D4E092
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#ACC137 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.44
#ACC137 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACC137
10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACC137 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACC137 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.44 | 10.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB61E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB742
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6B6A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acc137; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 193, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.159 117.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8d377',
500: '#acc137',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acc137; $custom-light: #c8d377; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acc137",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 193,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.13,
"s": 55.645,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76999,
"c": 0.15906,
"h": 117.9
},
"luminance": 0.47186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACC137
secondary
#9389CB
accent
#49DF60
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F9EE
border
#D2D2C9
text
#141409
muted
#82827B